Question / Help Dual PC with El Gato HD

[WKJEZZ]

Hey there, I am about to buy a second PC for streaming

Gaming Rig:

Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache

Changed to: Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache

MotherboardASUS® MAXIMUS VII RANGER: PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0

Changed to: ASUS® MAXIMUS VII GENE: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0

Memory (RAM)16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready



1st Hard Disk1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)



Streaming Rig:
CaseCOOLERMASTER 120 ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
MotherboardASUS® H81I-PLUS: Mini-ITX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics CardINTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)


1st Hard Disk500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power SupplyCORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
Processor CoolingCorsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound CardONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
*I do have a corsair 750 I will be swapping into this


The main question is, i am limited with PCI slots and I have heard the Avermedia Live Gamer Lite card isn't really worth it, thing is I doubt I will have room for the full card

The main question is; Has any used an ElGato HD card to Dual PC stream, I undserstand there is a delay factor doing this, but before I finalise the order of my streaming rig, I want to know if any of you do this and how aeasy it is to set up etc.

 

[H4ndy]

Why limit yourself with a USB 2.0 capture card when you can just go for USB 3.0 ones or a PCI-E card which is clearly a better solution in terms of quality and performance. PCI-E cards fit into the x16 port for GPUs which cleary fit a Coolermaster 120.

Also I would recommend to make usage of Dual Channel RAM and get 2x4GB instead of a single 8GB stick.

 

[WKJEZZ]

Primarly im not going for 1080P I am just trying to reduce the labour on my gaming system. I will contact the supplier on Monday and see about the Avermedia Card and if it can fit

 

[dodgepong]

If you are not putting in a discrete GPU, and nothing will be taking up that single PCIe slot, then you would absolutely be able to fit a Live Gamer HD. You really are going to want to use a PCIe capture card...using USB 2.0 capture card will be miserable with the delay.

 

[WKJEZZ]

Oh and in regards to the Memory I have a matching 8gb Memory stick of memory in my parts tool box I was adding to that, sorry i ddint specify

 

[WKJEZZ]

Thanks for the help, next question then, is the Avermedia Livestream Light card worth it? I am trying to be frugal and £70 ideally is the top end of what I want to spend

 

[dodgepong]

Live Gamer HD Lite: http://www.amazon.com/Live-Gamer-HD-Lite-Acquisition/dp/B00GLPYA1I